“Sometimes what we want isn't what we need.”
Gena Showalter (1975) American writer
Source: The Darkest Night
“Isn't that the way of the world? We want the sweet things, but we need the unpleasant ones.”
— Patrick Rothfuss, book The Name of the Wind
Source: The Name of the Wind
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